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A Whiff Of Malabar's Blue Brew

With strong Malabari roots and classy packaging, Blue Tokai is slowly and steadily brewing up a storm. Here’s why it is a hit among coffee-lovers.

Traveling Around The Globe With Spunk!

Born in Mumbai, Aditi Dugar, the CEO and founder of fine dining restaurant Masque and Sage & Saffron, grew up surrounded by palatable delicacies.

The Business Of Couplepreneurs

Five couples share the highs and lows of running a business together. Read on to know how they couterpoise the act of love and business.

Women Of Substance

18 Women Achievers Share Their Inspiring Journeys.

Making Of A Future Unicorn

How many times it has happened to you that you called somebody for the first time and they said hi! XY? Well, they don’t have your number saved but they just have the Truecaller app installed helping them sift through useful or spam calls. Started as just a caller identification app, Truecaller has surely grown into a gamut of services. It has been one of the great companies which start with solving one problem and grow on tackling other problems.

The Miracle Worker

As a teenager, Steve Aoki, the electronic dance music producer and award-winning DJ, joined a sub-genre of hardcore punk called straight edge. Under its DIY philosophy, you get together with friends and do everything yourself. From there, started an extraordinary journey.

How To Manage Global Teams Remotely

Effectively managing a global team requires stellar leadership and communication skills coupled with a dynamic cultural awareness.

Keeping Up With Millennials

How companies are trying to attract and retain the largest generation in the workforce?

The Gaming Guru

How Razer’s CEO turned his passion for gaming into a global business with more than US$700 million in revenue last year

Thinking 'Out Of The Box'!

Former techie RIDHI SINGHAI while heating her plastic lunch box at the office microwave, daily fussed over the toxic fumes that it emitted.

Providing Paperless Experience To Investors

First-of-its-kind omni-channel platform for mutual fund investments, Nivesh is focused on the mass-market and customers are onboarded using a distributor-assisted model. In a span of nine months, Anurag Garg, Founder and CEO, Nivesh, has reached 1500+ customers across 160+ cities.

Best Buddy To Expecting Mothers

Subhadeep (CEO), Sivareena (COO) and Yash (CTO), are here to bridge the gap between expecting mothers and their consultation partners, doctors! Bengaluru-based PregBuddy is positioning itself as a care continuum platform for women around the world to stay connected with their doctors during the most precious phase of their lives.

'A Happy Learning Revolution'

Education is a far achievable idea for millions in India. However, Kaarmic Education is encouraging students towards self directed learning. Anishay Raj, Director, Organizational Design, Prashanth Ramagiri, Director, Higher Education Initiatives and Adithya Sanjay, Director, School Initiatives, shares the company’s vision to help students.

The Teaching Machine

CAN A TEACHER-TURNED ENTREPRENEUR CHANGE THE WAY LEARNING IS BEING LOOKED AT? ANSWERS INDIA’S FIRST BILLION DOLLAR EDTECH UNICORN, BYJU’S

Go Public To Raise Capital

There are more than 300 small businesses that have raised around $4.5 billion by listing on the Indian stock exchanges. If start-ups want to raise capital, entrepreneurs can dilute 10-15 per cent of their stake and raise capital via going public. There are plenty of companies that have given exit to private equity into the market. Entrepreneurs should be able to hold on the stock and sell it to their private equity and then list. In the US, many companies have grown by getting listed early on and raising capital.

Caught In The Talent Crunch?

Aiming for market disruption with your artificial intelligence (AI) solution? Spoiler alert!

Being Different Is Not The Only Difference

Finding the right investor who would also benefit from your idea through equity is quite a herculean task.

Why Consumer Brands Are Hot?

Consumer product based businesses are not a new phenomenon but it has truly come of age. When we thought of the biggest trend that will rule the coming year, we found everyone excited about consumer product start-ups.

Pedaling Down The Memory Lane

'Don’t buy upgrades, ride up the brakes' –Eddy Merckx

Turning The Tablez

Adeeb Ahamed, who heads the Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group’s organized retail venture Tablez, hospitality arm Twenty14 Holdings and financial services vertical Lulu Exchange, is bullish on Indian retail story. After dabbling in food and beverage, and apparel sector, Ahamed is scratching the toy market in India via franchising under Tablez India brand.

The Bubbling Tea Master

Having traveled the world, hospitality fanatic Adnan Sarkar realized the craze of bubble tea concept globally, missing in India. In 2015, Sarkar Indianized the concept and launched his start-up Dr Bubbles. Beginning with Mumbai, the brand has already been picked up well by customers and Sarkar has put expansion in full throttle via franchising.

5 Rules To Make It Big

I saw the Indian IT industry grow since its infancy.

The Real Brand Custodian

At a time when restaurant brands are at a rush in opening and then shutting down stores, how one brand has stood the test of time by never closing even a single store? To know the best practices of this company, which runs more than 100 stores on its own, we reached out to Kayum Dhanani, Managing Director, Barbeque Nation Hospitality.

Can Blockchain Foil Bank Frauds?

The recent bank scams are surely not helping the common man to have a good night sleep. However, with the growing focus on digitization of backend processes and the buzz around blockchain, would the banks’ accountability improve?

Unsettling Set-up

When everyone else, naturally thought, video campaigns for brands should be shot in studios (because that’s what they are meant for), Harsh Desai thought a bit more naturally.

No Products? No Problem

How Fridababy went from a three-person team with $10,000 in the bank to a baby-care empire sold in 30,000 stores.

What's Your Gig?

Why Gig economy is making stronger inroads into asia pacific, with more firms adapting it to their needs.

A Billionaire And His Battle For Food

From being a startup that just focused on scanning menus to becoming the go-to online guide for food and nightlife to mastering the art of delivery and going full throttle over food, Zomato has truly come of age in the last decade.

Future Of Video Tech: How To Fight The Pirate

From cinema and TV, to VCRs and DVDs, to live feeds and MP4s, the humble video has had a constant role in our lives for over a century.

Raveena Tandon Confident & Witty Entrepreneur

National-award winner, 90’s heart-throb, successful actress and now a businesswoman, Raveena Tandon, the mast-mast girl has been the perfect example of making it big and staying at the top of her game in everything she does.